Novice Ordination in Dharamsala
October 8, 2018

Candidates for novice monk from Mongolia walking to the assembly hall to take part in ordination ceremonies led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on October 8, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking to candidates for novice monk from Mongolia at the start of the ordination ceremony at the assembly hall at his residence in Dharamsla, HP, India on October 8, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

Candidates for novice monk from Mongolia listening to the translation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama during ordination ceremonies at his residence in Dharamsla, HP, India on October 8, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

His Holiness the Dalai Lama a reading from the text during the novice ordination ceremony for young monks from Mongolia at his residence in Dharamsla, HP, India on October 8, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

Candidates for novice monk from Mongolia taking part in ordination ceremonies led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on October 8, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with newly ordained novice monks from Mongolia after the conclusion of the ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on October 8, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel